The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-28 00:00:00

chiise to'lasStgn to it. ; hut when we consider that it may be the prelude to . a long and unnecessary contest, in which the blood and treasure of the country may 'be expended- in a useless andsuncalled-for crusade, we are anxious, as .we have been from the first; to strip it of its poetry and. its sophistry, and' to recall the good senseof tite:tountty to that standard from which mere eloquence ought not In have the power to move it: It seep , to,us that it would luive been just as easy for the Cingentuty of Mr. Canning to have shown that iltere',was , no ground - for. Portugal. to call upon us for assistance; as that there was any. The real state of thinga,in that country amounts, at most, but to anag gravatedt. state of civili war ; and the irruption from Spain. might eesilyltave been considered and repre sented as nothing more than a few. deeradoes em barking at Boulogne, and landing .at Dover; which would not, of necessity,: be , considered a hostile act of the French Government .towards us. But what if Ferdinand, from fear, from shame, or inability, retracts all that ; he May: be supposed to have done, and the British ~troops, .when landed in Portugal, find no fo reign 'invasion, and nothing but internal discord pre vailing. Are they to stay there to settle the affairs of that country ; eir are. they immediately to return home ? It' the former, then there is an end of all ground of complaint for the occupation of Spain by French troops, B it i on this country will then be doing the very same thing iii Portugal. We confess. we should like to know a little more than we do about the real history of the Por tuguese Constitution. We should like to know where it was manufactured—or if not manufactured, from whose bureau or pigeon holes the hints and ground-work were furnished. If it was of British origin (at which, no doubt, our patriots would be vastly proud), no wonder that so niti o anxiety s hould be felt here at its success. But we sappos'e that there is still calm good sense enough left to pause and to inquire what this country can isiAsibly have to , do with making Constitutions for other c ountries, still lets; what right we can have to enforce theitodoption at Alm point of the bayonet. These sugges tioas.:may,he very unpalateable to those whom Mr. Can ning:7s eloquence has set all agog .for war and liberty, and all the rhodottiontade, notions which such kind of tempo'. rary excitement is sure to produce. Put again, we say that the good sense of this country has, anti ought to have, very ditiereut ohjecti to fix its attention upon ; anti the time, We had hoped, had gone by, when 'foreign connections anti concerns could engross the attention, and the energies and resonreesoir the country, to the exclusion of the much more pressing and important situation of affairs at home. The interests: of nations are never, better understood or reasoned titan by Afisimilating them to those of individuals; and we would tuilc any man, NVerP iii®: private concerns in such <a state, co mparatively, as thoite of this Country are, , whether he would think it wise or prudent to involve hltn self 16 'snob kind Of disputes and consequences, in private life, as Mr. Canning's policy towards Portngal is involving treat Britain in ?-11forning Heraid. The efforts which the Pope is at present making to re .. ol ,t4iiiisli the Feudal System in his immediate terri tEn ins; iS;ioperfoct:accordance with what we long since predicted. Every (lay makes it more certain that it is the great object of,the: Romish Priesthood to re-pro duce all the superstitiono cif:the dark agesin short, to force back the human mind upon a gate Of barbarism favoltiable for religious imposture, and create a 'collo tetureformation.. The task of eeversing the civilization of successive .ages, would he too , absurd fizz any power. short of iadlibility to speculate upon—but how far. the decrees (Idle Pope and the miracles of the Church may , earry it, we cannot tell. Our readers saw in the heneh news , ,whieh ,wo gave yosterday, that a luta been published in Rome, which re-constitutes es a perpetual feif the great estate of Conca, in fervour of the most Holy Congregation of the Inquisition. The same privileges have been also granted to the Chapter of St, Peter :in Vatican, by investing it with the equally ' great estate known by the name of Campo. Motto, with exclusive civil and criminal jurisdiction. To this jurisdiction is attached the right of 'asylum, and all crintinale who fly thither born the hands Of justice are. protected. What can we thinks of the head of.the, ltomish Church, who in the nineteenth century casts his eye back to the institutions of the fifteenth, to take examples of legislation ? These franchises of civil and criminal jurisdiction, conferred upon eccle siastical bodies in former times, tended more to barbs rise society and to impede the civilising influence of ChriStianityttliatt any other inventions of an ambitious Church. The Itonusim Clergt-L•rfroM the era when the pure light of the Christian religion was over-Shadowed, fOr. a time, by the corruptions of a political system that assumed its name—claimed an exemption from all se cillar jurisdiction. Wherever this claim was allowed, it may be said to have, disjointed the whole frame of aoeio4y, by the licentious violation of law and morals which it produced. In England, the enormities prise tised.by the (logy had arisen to such a scandaloua exceiii, on Acuount , of this impunity which the Nests enjoyedjrorkteroporal tribunals, that history informs u not less than one hundred murders were committed by liosonsifi holy orders, in the early part of Henry t h e s e etuid's reign—none of the perpetrators of which suffered for their crimes. 'That Monarch, t h 0 , 40 a mom b e v Of the Romlsit Church, was by no «Letitia a d e voted oti,server of its dogmas, resolved' to put an end to this disgraceful state of Things. Ile seized the occasion of an act of peculiar Orocrity which tine of the sacred body committed to carry his design into execution. Time holy culprit, who had inflicted thslastinjury on a young woman, and then murdered her, father„ to remove the chance. of natural vengeance, conanotJAlay the popular indignation which time dis covery: ofhis crimes excited. The King insisted that he, shwa& be tried bythe Civil Magistrate. 'rime pions clmdnied the:usual, exemption, and nut of this incident , arose that, celebrated innovation on the usurpe d Atithility (if the. Church, which is known by time title of the " Constitutions of Clarendon." It is remdrkahle, too, that, Ileeket, then Archbishop of Can whiny, had signed those regutations, whereby it weir e nacted that Clergraell ae9used of any ,critne should be tried in the Civil Court, and that laymen should not be vied, in the Spiritual Courts, hut Ly legal and , , , n Y n et o t o t r ve ib ry l p id ec t ic h et at , , i t y l i o o m w o a i s i reptitable witnesses. ufterWards canonised, Pope, Alexander, condemned And rejected these very regulations, than he disclaimed Ins signature, . opposed the King, . behaved with the Writ h ies , - &hie insolence to , his Royal bencilictor, . a ti a kindled. . those • disturbances in the realm which ended only by his own destruction. What a condi tian' the kingdoms of Europe would be in if such eccle- Kiastienl jurrsdietions and their claims of exemption and sanctuary were again to be set up in them, we may judge from the instructive recollections of history (for it i in thii:waythat history becomes truly valaahle, when it gives us_ the .heneftt of other men's experience, stud teaches vas .to avoid the, errors and vices Which have led empire* and individuals into miifortune and ruin). The two cle rical tribunals which the Pope has just now restored and "idled, have privilege of sanctuary , a s well as the earlier authorities of this sort—and what the effect will be on a popoli4lori so demoralized as that of Rome already is, may lie store easily imagined than described. A rutrum who s Man of his property, and afterwards cuts his throat the street, has only to run into one of these holy Itsy. hints, and the hair of his head dare not be tettehedk-Let us suppose the Jesuit emissaries-of Rome to obtain the establishment of,sitnilar institutions in the other cities of Italy, and in Paris, Vienna, and other Roman Catholic, cities and towns,it would be necessary for a man who had decent clothes on his back, or ,who carried any property, or who happened to •be a heretic, to walk with a loaded pistol or a drawn sword in his hand, in open day, because the Infallible Church thought fit to open sanctified dens for gangs of ruffians, whence they -might dart out, like wild beasts, upon the passers by for deeds of rapine and blood! We arc told that the populace of Rome received the Pa pal order restoring these sanctuaries with the moat lively joy—and no wonder. They 'repaid this benevolent pro vision for their future crimes with anticipated gratitude. How deplorably circumstanced are the thieves and ruffians who infest this metropOlis, compared with those of the immaculate Rome ! Here there is a Recorder, and an ad 'Bailey, and something like the terrors of a future life to .haunt their guilty minds—hut there the same class of man kind 1111%4 impunity for crime as a vested right, and Heaven in reversion !--4bid. If the interest and welfare of the great body of the people were only to be consulted, we believe wars would be rarely undertaken. But, as Dr. Franklin observes in one of his Letters, " it is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of this , world are managed.--- Naturally, one should imagine that the interests of a few particulars should give way to general interest.— But particulars manage their affairs with so much more application, industry, .and address, than thepublic do theirs, that general interest most commonly gives wayto particular. We assemble Parliamenta and Councils to have the benefit of their collected wisdom, but we rie cessarily have, at the same time, the inconvenience of their collected passions, prejudices, and private inte ,rests. ,By the help of these, artful men overpower the wisdom and dupe its possessors ; and, if we may judge .by the acts, decrees, and edicts, all the world over, for 1 regulating commerce, an assembly of wise men is the greatest fool upon earth." If the interests of France and England were to be consulted at present, it is certain that the statesmen of the two countries would ()lan things wish them to continue at peace with. each other. The course of wisdom is simple and easily an ticipated ; but who can anticipate the course which folly may resolve on ? Folly only could have dictated the intrigues which led to the invasion of Spain, the overthrow of its Constitutional Government, and the subsequent, occupation of that country. From that measure France has reaped only disgrace and expence. Folly alone would prescribe the interference with the affairs of another nation of the Peninsula, more espe cially when the relation in which that stands to Great Britain is considered. The French Government, at this time, are loud in their expressions of a wish to co-operate with England, in preserving the peace of .the Peninsula, i. e. in preventing the Spanish Government ' from affording aid to the Portu guese Insurgents. Are the, declarations of the French Ministry believed to be sincere in this country? it must be owned, that, notwithstanding the confidence in the ,pacific intentions of M. de Villele, who has all alongntanifested an indisposition to warlike mea sures, there is a fear that he will be over•-ruled, and that the policy which dictated the occupation of Spain may still obtain an ascendancy in the Councils of France. That war *mild be attended with the most serious consequences to the French Nation,ls certain ; and that these consequences might!.ultimately endanger even the existence oftl le GOVOYMOSi IS *tweed it igly pro bable. France can matt, ' '',: ' ' lour on Britain, hut Britain can wound 1, '' . 7 Itiii, :' to - ways. In %MU otillyei4, the first place, the exteriils 7h:' N France would be almost annihilated ; its mantfactures' and internal commerce would feel the shock intensely; and the French Nation, now controuled by a Government possessing little of its confidence, and not wielding, like that of England, the resources of an all - powerful Aristocracy, would, on the cessation of the prosperity which is the cause of the present tranquillity and obe. 'dience, in spite 'of the irritating attempts of the fanatics, 'be retained in subjection with great difficulty ; and the probability is, that a change, 'admitting of a stron ger sympathy between the People and the Legislature, would be effected. The only injury which France could do to this country would be the swelling the National Debt, and consequently increasing the natio nal burthens 1 but this would only render the condi tion of the working classes more hard and miserable, and force the most toil-worn people in the world' to undergo still greater exertions. The extent to which a people, through competition fo r subsistence, can be made to submit to toil, can with difficulty be conjectured. If any one, a hundred years ago, had said that Englishmen would consent to work for a scanty subsistence fourteen hotirs a day the year round, he' would not have been believed. lint the necessities of the lower orders make what is 'called ,a glorions end powerful nation ; and, in truth, putting Ireland out of the question, the Govern ment of England is at this moment, from the power of exertion winch it can command, much stronger even for aggression than the Government of Prance. War, at the same time, if it added to the toil and privations, of the people of England, would he attended with an - , advantage ; that it would extort from the fears of, the Aristocracy a measure that would lay the foundation for a better Government of Ireland, which, by improv- hag the resources of that country , mi g ht in time re eve the working classes of England finin the shoals of emi mulls by which they are tst present oppressed. But„, r, considerations, whatever foree there may be in these will they produce any effect on , those who succeeded in earrymg the' invasum of Spain, and who, not satis, tied with the melancholy ' result of ' it, seek, to extend their system to Portugal ? If M. de Villele prevails, all may yet be well ; but if the Ultras prevail, we may be sure that the very reasons urged by Mr. Canning Will be an additional inducement to their recurring to ! hostilities. Mr. Canning says that the Recognition - of the South American States is the re sult of the French interference with Spain. This is holding them up as 1 the causes of the dismemberment and the ruin of Spain. On this subject, Mr. Canning says, in the revised edition' of his speech, lately published by authority, " It would be disingenuous, indeed, not to admit that the entry of the French army into Spain was, in a certain sense, a disparagement-- . -an affront to the pride--a blow to the feel ings of England i and it can hardly be supposed th . at the Government ilid not sympathize on that occasion with the feelings of the people. But I deny, that questienable or censurable as the act might be, it was one, which neces sarily called for our direct and hostile opposition. Was nothing then to be done ? Was there pp other mode of resistance than by a direct attack upon France, or by a war to be tind erta ko on the sell of Spain ? What if the pos -8"14011 of Spain might be rendered harmless in rival baudeHatrittless as - regarded us—and valueless to the possesson ? : Might i p oat - co mpensation for disparagement be o btained, wind the ti of our ancestors_ be vindicated by means better adapted to the present time ? If France occ upied Spain, Was it necessary, in order to avoid the . cons iviencei or dm occupation, that we should blockade . Cadiz ? NO ; 1 001 04 snottier way ; I sought materials Of compensation in another hemisphere. Contemplating Spain, such as our ancestors bed known her, I resolved that if France had Spain, it slietild not be Spain with the Indies. I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old." Thii is distinctly telling the world that we have only, not ditty, attacked .f'vatiee for heC interference, because we cou —reach her more effec tually through the dismemberment of Spain, punished for suffering her seil'to be occupied..: Let the Ultras stomach this us they may 1-4li6rning Chronicle. We remarked, last, week, that the exaggerations of the consequences of the late. embarrassments in the Manufacturing and commercial' . world, in which seine of our contemporaries indulged for several months, and the absurd and extravagant inferences in which they confounded temporary and partial retardations of prosperity with universal and permanent ruin, had probably contributed, in no small degree, to inspire Ferdinand and his Camarilla with sufficient cou rage to make the experiment of how far they might venture to disregard the remonstrances of our Ambas sador. We did not imagine that the misrepresenta • tions of the condition of the country, which thus issued from our press, were gotten up for the sake of degrading England in the eyes of foreigners ; but we lamented that their necessary tendency was to pro duce that effect; and, though we do not wish Eng land to be rated beyond her real worth and strength, it is a matter of the regret that her own press should co-operate with malevolence of her enemies ; to de grade her from that commanding place in the estima tion of the' world to which her powe , and the use she makes of it entitle her. It is with pleasure, therefore, that 'we find, in some of our contemporaries, an ex-: plicit recantation of those errors, with respect to the state of England' and her resources, which they were, for many weeks, most assiduous in propagating. " If England, ' observes the Times of yesterday, " has preferred and cultivated a pacific policy, since the res toration of the house of Bourbon, through her efforts and those of her brave allies, to the two thrones of France and Spain, the faction of which we speak (the Apostolic faction) indulges an egregions error - insupposing that her poverty alone, and not her will, consented to the general repose of Europe. They misjudge the feel ings, as well as the resources, of this country, in flat tering themselves that on a comparison' with the most powerful States on earth, Great Britain has, during any period of the ten years' peace which she has con tributed by the activity and forbearance of her Coun cils to secure to the greater portion of Christendom, been 'actuated by the least apprehension that her ca pacity to undertake and maintain a war fell short of that possessed by either neighbouring or dis tant nations. If men , had been wanting for sea or for shore, what Government could command them more abundantly ?. If money --see how many millions have been lent all over the world by our capitalists, from the mere overflow and offal of their treasures ?: Here then, we repeat, was the real insanity of that contemptible fac tion, equally odious in France and England, who have just risked_ this criminal attempt upon , our known ally.— They hoped that England, in the consciousness of that impotence and humihation to which their fancies had reduced her, would still negotiate when she ought to act, and would end by pocketting, instead of punishing, an in sult." It is quite true that their fancies had reduced Eng land, in their estimation to impotence and humiliation. But Ayho led them into the mistake ? Who told them, and told them' falSely,. that England was fallen from her glory and her strength ? In our actions they could per ceive no change to , justify such an idea. Our public bear ing and conduct mere those of a nation conscious of invin cible strength, but limiting the exertions of that strength by justice and equity. Whence, then, sprung the mistake which gave the partisans of despotic anarchy courage to dare the frown of Great Britain ? Why,that deluded and deluding portion of our press which proclaimed to all man kind that the resources of England were exhausted—that the springs of her prosperity were dried up—that her in- come was in rapid decay—that starvation was . stalking throughout the land—that bankruptcy was on the eve of overwhelming both the State and individuals. We are glad that the Times is now sensible of its errors; still mores that it sees the mischiefs which such errors produce; and, most of all, because it endeavours to atone for its of fence by repentance and recantation. We hope that the experience of the past will prevent it from sinning again ; for, in this, as in many othe r . cases, it is much more easy to do mischief than to cure it. Foreigners will lend a ready ear when we speak evil of ourselves ;, but, to our own statements of our strength and prosperity, they will give only a reluctant and incredulous attention. New Thum On Tuesday a skate was caughtin the Frith of Forth, which weighed upwards of seven atones tron. It was purchased by a fish dealer in town, whi, considers it the largest skate that has been seen in the Glasgow market for twenty years. —4 Glasgow Paper.) AN AwvuL Mosnorr.—l sailed from New Orleans in the beginning of February, in n small schooner, bound for New York. We descended the river without any acci dent, and went to sea with a fine breeze. We had favour ; able winds and good weather for the first five days ; on the morning of the 6th it began to clear up ; as the day wore away the gloom increased; and when the night set in, it was as intensely dark as I ever remember to have seen it. The novelty and' interest of my situation prevented me from turning in. The scene was awfully grand ; the roll ing of the thunder was just to be distinguished above the roaring of the waves, and the vivid flashes of lightning dispersed fora moment the raging waters round us. I con tinued walking the deck with the captain, who was lating to me some of the many dangers and difficulties that a life of thirty years on the ocean had subjected him to. He had been thrice shipwrecked, and twice captured by the enemy in the late war with England. He was a good seaman, and had all the virtues and vices of a sailor. We continued on deck some time; the wind was increased to a gale. The waves ran mountains high, and our little vessel danced over them in fine style, when accidentally casting my eye over her side, I thought I perceived some thing dark Moving jp the wafer; I pointed it out to the Captain, who no sooner saw it, than with an exclamation of terror and despair he cried, 0 We are all lost," and sprung to the binnacle for his trumpet. I saw in an instant our danger; it was a large ship bearing full upon us. I knew if she struck us our destruction was inevitable ;• she would pass Over us in a moment; the people on her deck would be scarce sensible of the event, snd we should be buried in the ocean without the least possibility of relief, The captidli twice raise 4 his trumpet .to hail her, but fright and despair made him mute. I snatched it from him, and in a voice rendered supernaturally loud by the danger of my situation, and which was heard even above the roaring of the waves, I hailed her with " Starboard your helm." i n nit !natant after I heard the officer of her deck, in a voice scarcely less loud than mine, pass the word of Hard a starboard." In another moment she passed us with the velocity of lightning, her huge hulk and lofty sails casting a still deeper gloom over the deck of our litt l e vess el , She ro lled in the chasm occasioned by the passing of the vast b o dy so nigh her, and nearly upset. I sunk on 4 0 4 over pule by the intensity of my feelings, deprived as it wer e of the power of motion, I recovered myself and ap proached our captain ; he was standing in the same position as before 'the vessel 11101 passed tur, and appeared to be insensible to the objects around him. I spoke to him, lint he topwered me not; I shook him, and he roused as from a stupo r or reverie. It was some time before his mind resumed her empire, and he afterwards told rue, that in all his danger an d perils, an d when death stared him in the face, and deliverance seemed impossible, he-was never so impressed with the certainty of his destruction as at that moment. As for me 1 shall never forget my feelings on that eventful night; and cannot even new look buck Without horror on the danger of my situation.--Mirror. TIANNISTER'S TRIAL. SCENE BEFOP.TI GAR-. RICK. "1 was shows into his dressing room, when be ifasslefore the glass preparing to shave--a white night-cap co vered his forehead —his chin and cheeks were enveloped in soap-suds--a razor-cloth was placed upon his left shOulder, and he turned ' and smoothed the shining blade with so much dexteiity, that I longed for a beard, to imitate his incomparable method of handling the razor. "gEh ! well—what young man—so--eh !. You are still for the stage? -Well, now, what character do you, shOuld you like " I should like to attempt Hamlet, Sir!' " Eh ! what Hamlet the Dane ? Zeunds ! that's a bold—a —Have you studied the part?'---' I have, Sie—' Well, don't mind my shaving. Speak your speech, the speech to the Ghost —I can tear you. Come, let's have a roll and a tumble.'— (A favourite phrase of his, often used to express a probationary specimen.) " After a few hums and haws, and a disposing of my hair, so that it might stand on end, like quills upon the:fretful porcupine,' 1 supposed my father's ghost before• me, arm's cap-a-pie,' and off I started. 'Angels and ministers of grace defend us ! [Hs wiped the razor. Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin daron'd ! [Re strapped it. Bring with thee airs from heav'n, or blasts from hell ! [He shaved on. Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee. I'll call thee. Hamlet ! King, Father, Royal Dane !—O, answer me, Let ins not burst iu ignorance [He lathered again. • _ _ I concluded with the usual, Say, why is this? wherefore? wilat should we do ?' but still continued in my attitude, expecting the praise due to an exhibition, which I was booby enough to fancy was only to be equalled by himself. But, to my eternal mortification, he turned quick upon tue, brandished the razor in his hand, and thrusting his half-shaved face close up to mine, he made Inch horrible mouths at me, that I thought be was seized with insanity, and 1 showed more natural symptoms of being frightened at him, than at my father's ghost. Angels and ministers! yaw ! whaw ! maw !' However, I soon perceived my vanity by his ridicule. . He finished shaving, put on his wig, and, with a smile of good nature, he took me by the hand. Come,' said be, young gentleman,—eh, let us see now what we can do.' He spoke the speech—how he spoke it, those who have heard him never ciin forget. ' There, said he, young gentleman ;7, and when you try that speech again, give it more passion, and less mouth.' " A STROLLING PLAYER'S BILL. (From Booden's life of Mrs. Siddons. ) " At the old Theatre in East Grlnetead, on Saturday, May, 1768, will be represented (by particular desire, and for the benefit of Mrs. P.) the deep and affecting tragedy of Theodosius, or the Force of Love, with magnificent scenes, dresses, &c. " Varanes by Mr. P., who will strive, as far as possible, to support the character of this fiery Persian Prince, in which. he was so much admired and applauded at Hastings, Arundel, Pat worth, Midworth, Lewes, fee. " Theodosius by a young gentleman from the University of Oxford, who never appeared on any stage. • "" Athenais by Mrs. P. Though her present condition will not permit her to wait on gentlemen and ladle* out of the town with tickets, she hopes, as on former occasions, for their liberality and support. ‘, Nothing in Italy can exceed the altar in the first scene of the play. Nevertheless ehould any of the nobility or gentry wish to see it ornamented with flowers, the bearer will bring away as many as they eheose to favour him with. " As the coronation of Athenais, to be introduced in the fifth act, contains a number of personages, more than sufficient to fill all the dressing rooms, Ike. it is hoped no gentlemen and ladies will be offended at being refused admission behind the scenes. " N.B. The great yard-dog, that made so tnneh noise on Thursday night, during the last act of Kitty Richard the Third, will be sent to a neighbour's over the way ; and on account of the prodigious deMands for places, part of the stable will be laid into the boxes on one side, and the granary open for the name purpose on the other. " Vivat Rex." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday Mr. Harmer's clerk brought before the Loan Mayon twelve persons, residents near that part of Bethnal-grein where the robbery was committed, for which two young men, convicted at the last Old Bailey Sessions, are or dered for execution. The parties now came forward to make affidavit of circumstances within their knowledge, to be commu nicated to the Secretary of State. The object of the affidavit to which they made oath was, to impeach the correctness of the prosecutor's testimony. He swore positively that it was ten mi nutes before eight o'clock in the evening when the robbery was committed. They all swore that they heard the cries of alarm, and that the time was 'ten minutes after eight; 'so that ho must have erred by twenty minutes as to the time. This was con sidered as an important variation fine the prisoners, tending to raise a doubt as to whether the prosecutor might ant also lie mis taken es to their identity. _ _ _ GUlLDHALL.—Yesterilay, Robert Jeff, a middle-aged ma; of respectable appearance, was brought up in custody, on a charge of embezzling various sums' of money, the property of his em ployers.:—Remanded. _ _ Mr. Carpenter, the pastry-cook, of Fleet -street, and his wife, again brought their domestic broils before the Sitting Alderman. Mrs. Carpenter was the complainant, and exhibited a dreadfully discoloured eye. After a great deal of recrimination, Mrs. Car penter swore that it was a blow given by her husband that marked her face ; and he was, in consequence, held to bail for the assault. BOW-STREET.--CAUTION TQ YOUNG Gatertxatax.--Mr. Henry Udal, a well-dressed young man, a draper, at Winchrnore bill, was brought before Thomas Halls, Esq., charged with assault ing Mary Peacher, by presenting a loaded pistol, and threatening to shoot her. Mason and Ledger, patrols belonging to this establishment, stated, that on Christmas eve, about half-past eight o'clock, they were applied to by a man named Jacobs, the keeper of an infa mous house in Bedford -court, Brydges-street, Strand, who in formed him that one of his girls had been ill used by a young gentleman, who had attempted to shoot her. They accompanied Jacobs to his house, and found the prisoner there in a shocking state—two of his teeth had been knocked out, his bead had been cut' open, and he was almost insensible, partly from the effects of the violence he had sustained, and partlyfrom the effects of liquor. They conveyed him to the house of Mr. Wetherfield, a surgeon, who dressed the wound on his head ; and when he was somewhat recovered, they conveyed him to Covent-Garden watch-house.-- He staled there.that he had been robbed of Si. 10s., and that he took out the pistol in the defence of his life, when assailed by the persons who kept the bad house. Mary Peacher was in Brydges-street on Christmas Eve, about half-past six o'clock, and the prisoner cams up to her, and said he WAS Sir John Canning, and that his father was the Right Hon. George - Canning, the Secretary of State; that he was authorised by Sir Richard Birnie to carry loaded pistols about him for his personal protection. She invited him home, and after passinggn hour with him there; she asked him what he intended to give her. He jumped up and said, " I will give you the contents of this," at the same time presenting a loaded pistol at her head : she screamed " murder," and a man named Nathan (who lived in the bone.) came up to her assistance, and, with the aid of other person% OM wrenched the pistol froM him, and - in the scuffle, his head was cut and his teeth were knocked out. The priinner had dined at Coveney's, in the Strand,. and after ward. took some wine at the Garrick's Head, Bow -street. He was going down Brydges-street, when th e g i r l (Peddler) seized him by the arm, and being under the influence of liquor, she easily dragged him into Jacob's brothel. tie was there beaten and robbed of his money, but by whom he could not tell. He took out the pistol in self-defence. Mr. HALLS said,that ;.t was a very serious offence to present loaded pistol, and if he had shot the girl he would have stood in a more serious situation, He bad no evidence that the girl, or any other person had robbed il l i ii ,w m i , li an . d 4r :o a r ny the pe are: so u s lt h ip v n e n t h ,ft er n h r e o m bh us ed t 4nd bail , Bail being put in, be was discluned. It appears that the house lust by Jacobs is one of the most dangerous description, and maltreated. WORSHIP-STREET. ---Yesterday t wo raged thieves, named Saxon and Jones, about 16 years of age, and a smart boy, about 10, were placed at the bar. Mr.. Poulson, an extensive baker in Golden-lane, father of the youngest hay, had discovered that and given them the m one y, On Christmae his son, instigated by the other tw o boys, had robbed him to a morning, he discovere d ei g ht hal f - crowns concealed in three dif ferent places in very great extent, the privy. Ile left them there, and soon after saw the two prisoners lurking about the shop-door, and his son get into th e street , h e searc h e d him, and afoirdrtiheng anxiouseightialf t fcrowns on him. The Magistrate, Mr. Oseoni4e, asked Mr. Poulson whether h e we prepared to prosecute his own child, as that was the only wa y in which a Magistrate could assist him.—Mr. Poulson not being prepared to answer this question, the three_ prisoners were emnroitted to the House of Correctiou for the proent..—Twe bullock hunters were fined 10s. each, CORONERS' INQUESTS. nu Putt. iuny Ev ev r e E n C i T n S or g,atlxtivsToexurendnarr. Hospital, —An on u uisi o t i ion trein wasld remains s he d Sarah Class, who, on SatLsday evening, got deeply intoxicated, and while in that state set fire to her clothes. Verdict--Acti dental Death, caused by intoxication. Another Inquest was held at the same place, on the body of Frith, a carman, who was sent into Kent with a load of tint her, and while riding on the shafts through a turnpike-gale, his legs were jammed against the gate post, in which state be was taken to a neighbouring inn, hut was refused admiseina, and. then conveyed in a rumbling cart to the Bell Inn, at Bromley (ail miles distant), where he was received, and entertained that/days ; he was then brought to the Hospital, where be died'on Saha day.—Accidental Death. DREADFUL DRATll.—Yeeterday evening an inquest was hol d in St. George's Workhouse, in the Borough, on the body of Mary Wilton, aged 50, who was burned to death. The jury, on viewing the body, shrunk back with horror, it being li terall Y burned to a cinder. Mr. Samuel Bickerton, and his pew , Mr. James, carried on the oil and colour trade at. No. 4, Si' George's Circus, Blackfriar'e-road. About two o'clock en SO day morning he was awoke by a violent ringing of the house be% and at the same instant Mr. James rushed into the room, crying out, " For God's sake, save yourself." Mr. James then ran up stairs to alarm the housekeeper (deceased) and the apprentiotee" Before the witness could get out of his room, he heard the"decea sed say, " Where's the fire?" He ran down to the shop, whic h he saw was on fire and fall of smoke. He then went ug in the drawing-room, and got out of the window into :th e adjokting house, and was followed by Mr. James, and Henry Ruth, one of the apprentices. He had been smoking a cigar with some friends in the shop just before he went to bed, and was in bed about twenty minutes before be was alarmed. Mr. James no awoke by the ringing of the bell, and smelling fire; be alarmed his partner, : the apprenticed, and the deceased ; be told bar distinctly that the house was on fire; bay ing done so he made his escape through the drawing' room window. Henry Rush, as he was running down Oak., to the drawing-room, met the deceased, who said she was going for her Leghorn bonnat and some clothes; he never saw her alive after. William Chapman stated, that the smoke wax so intense as to prevent his reaching the drawing-room,; and be went into a room on the second floor. The deceased uttered it with him ;be told her they must either jump o ut or be burnt alive; the de ceased screamed very much, and the flames coming on them very fast, he jumped out, and she threw his tro wsere after him ; he never saw her after. Kay, a watchman, saw the fire, and of t., the alum ; and added, that had there been a p lentiful supply water, the house and the life of the deeeased would have been saved ; it was three quarters of an hour before a supply Tod d 1 obtained. The Jury observed in strong ter ms on this fact, en asked what worke supplied the water ? They were answered Oa South Lambeth Water Worke.—The Jury returned a yonlie ttbit the deceased was accidentally burnt to death. KEETINOS OF CRIDITOBS. LONDON DIARY. ....F&IDA'r Dsc. 29.--(11 the Cai n ." Commissioners, Basingball-strest.) Acton, J.. Collthall-evert, eerivenes-11 Ash, S., Bermondsey, tanner-2 Beare, J., Westminster, mershant--11 Bell, W. Fenchurch-street, underwriter --l 1 Broomfield, E., Walworth, brinklityer-11 Broomfield, J. 8., Walwortb, builder-11 Butler, J., R., Bruton-street, turner-11 Chapman, W., St. Neots, currier—lt Clarke, W., Newcastle-street; Strand, victualler—ll Coale., W. Wisbeach, grocer—ll Cooper and Ruder, Strood, woolstaplere—ag Cot, W. H., Cheltenham, silk mercer-12 Crafts, G., Wycombe-marsh, Busks, paper cuaker--I Cresson% T., Croy-lane, fish factor-10 Dement, W., Sudbury, linen draper-11 Durant, J., Maidstone, tailor and draper-12 Eastorby, J., Fenchurch-stunt, merchant—ll Fisher, G. T., Half-moon-street, um! merehant•-at Fisher, C., Ramsgate, chemist-11 Foster, T., Maidenhead, draper—lo Forsaith, S., Sboreditch, haberdasher-- -11 Fox, G. L., Sunderland, grocer—:l9 Grua, A., Albemarle-street, mole 01 ) .. ..7 d , tri d e .....10 J.,Castle-street, Holborn, 4° Hetherington, D., King-etree 4 ,.„ W- 1, Hudson, J., Birchin-lane, Ince, C., Craven-street, wine werelau 1 I 1 Kelly, P., Finsbury-squarel b° 49e 0,101 lie —. 02 r Macpherson, D. Chandos- s treet, Coven; g Man, C., Nine ilms, victualler. --11 Melville, W., Somers Town, baker ----1 _ Mitchell, B. and J., 114h -strut, Southwar Moore, T., Sunderland, grocer---11. bill broker — 10 Nicholson, H., Chiswell- strut , _ O'Hara, M., Watford, Harts, Junk eeper u Mindham, W., Holt, Norfolk, earpenter.-..1k1, wo .sen drapes...li 71IE MARKETS, AL bIARKET..—Dee. s. 6. Welland Bewkkelt 0 W. E. Burraton....3l 0 W. IL Green's... 30 6 W. F.. Hilda...» SO 6 W. E. Northumb. 31 0 W. E. Riddell's 33 W. E. Russell's W. E, Walker...3a3 Tandeld Trader 31 0 assalL,.... 6 Larabtos em II 0 I. d i Sumas-V*ooo#' Nialltor sio611,••'" le 0 Ossissiield 0 Co:4Ni tia Btonstositelilturrn g WO'S gad VI, Ir. Lan 140" ; Walls Poi Lyons is) 6 WAY Sprialw seitat'h, • s. d. 94 3 B011111110Ptwo......• S 33 3 I lebburn Main.... 91 0 Killineworth 30 0 Ord's ed.bugh 98 0 Pelaw , S 1 0 Percy 29 8 Shipeote 27 0 IN 0 27 Walls End MN— SI 9 Ships at Market, I .11M~~ '' sold, aq. ------- rpt I.IVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. --Der• g 6. oe "e i mport of Grain, since last Tuesday his bon large. marketlimited d to-day was poorly attended, and the transactioos Oie. at the prices of last week for fi►ie qualitier ; inferior : . Iteriptions are rather lower. Little Ito been clone in 1 01161 Wheat or Flour. Nsw. O. Las). s J. t h 9 s. J s• d• jo 3 P BPa 9 i 46a 9 0 00A 0 ° 6vA V 6 7 6.. s 0 44 $ • JO 00 a 0 ~0 ua s 0 (:! 6 0 a 1 11 „s' 00a 4 1 o w &11A IP ~." . 4A l 00a V v OOA V 4 Lia 1,1 4ea ~,4 1 , 1 , * 4,4 1 0 45-oaw %., 000.. 09400 8 - 9 4 d ool'o° bo 0 4 b 4. ° 00,0 a 0,0.0 ° 0060° al Ol ag i , ° A && OA 9 ! 04)a " 71 00 s 6 ~. 0 0 a 0 ... 0 4 9 - A Oa% 0 6 0s 0 0 46 oit4 o ° 0 0 s4O 0 6 : 1 :4 ‘ 4 woGfhregoidtaryti: . ottes :t r r tw o , Biaznedeo:yrigiahasittey.ties.s.fori..thtlasspemiondo.l:72:l4,7:°":l:Scr. : : :-- - ' lll % l 4: 105r , - --ES:r5--- " Ij ....1... 04 ,.... v ... ~.. y,..gm Qrs. Q,' 4 5 -. .- -,, ' I Qrs Sacks. 1.077 0111 ;7 . 5 16.609 3,14,5 100' FO3 . 101. 4490 ..m.-1......._ Ou the 24th inst., at Stamford-hill, the lady of I - a . • h s_t il trca ll i ll:l4. Gil the 26th bast Mrs. N.. 11 Cole, 11 .8 8nr--- ' 'laughter. .' ..ent.k.sgere' On the 26th inst. Mrs Stuart Donaldiout of i llvb.*-- - -"""----.-----......._........--........---- MARRIED. CaPtaiu On the 28th inst. , at S t. Alary's, Nowingtou, Surrey , • , el , George Weather, of New Bood - stree t, to Miss Mary Cb eigi daughter of Mr. Chalmers, Wilwortb. gp,, Dr. On the 28th inst., at Limehousik Church, bY th e I"—.sfsrf nudge, Mr. Robert Roger,' of the Cornmercial.rod, t° tv tit" Louisa,. third daughter of Mr. Michael Worth, of SPrl e g"` Stepney. Wheat, English, per Scotch - Irish (red) --**— Ditto (Whitt - Foreign (fr ee) """.."••• • ( bond) "—Lamm (free) Oats, English and Scotch -- Irish _ Barley, Malting, per Imp. Grinding, per Mb'. Beans, English, per Imp. Irish Flour, Amer., sweet, (bond), per 101 60111"... lanai English, tine, per Irish, ditto rowporvron.onr.... •••.... Oatmeal. Dikli.h, per Irian ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Malt, pet Imp. quarter Pease, English white, per imP Rye DIED. d bil - e , On the 24th inst., at his seat, Launde Abbey, L•ie slitt , , A g . eV John Finch Simpson, Esq., wham suavity of manners, ' l3 o 7;ca of heart, liberal and kind hospitality, and universal h 419 0. ,A ; ii render his death a calamity to the district in which he 1 0 "1;,‘ severs affliction to an a ff ectionate family ; and an irreparabli to a numerous circle of lamenting friends. Oa the 25th inst. , at Susses-house, in the Bth y+ ofbis 46 Wm. C. H. hiarryar, second son of Captain Merritt' , B• 141 h * to ol On the 19th inst., at Colloge-hill, John 13uidon, Estki "" Winchester, aged 6S. fl ' lSt On the 22d inst., at Hanger Vale, Ealing, alter a psia a A lingering illness, Wm. Wood, f.sq., late of Northunilialand-,tr" .... Strand, in the 45 th yea r of hie age. --------- OA I - Printed au Pabliehea by M. YOUNG, at the Suw -0/1 rio, )12, STIIAN Y.